Assume everyone in the United States consumes one soft drink in an aluminum can every two days.If there are 270 million Americans,how many tons of aluminum need to be recycled each year if each can weighs 1/16 pound and one ton = 2000 pounds?
A)750 000 tons
B)1.5 million tons
C)1.75 million tons
D)3 million tons

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Each person consumes 182.5 cans per year (365 days / 2). With 270 million people, that's 49,275 million cans. Each can weighs 1/16 pound, so total weight is 3,079,687,500 pounds. Dividing by 2000 pounds per ton gives approximately 1.5 million tons.

Assume Everyone in the United States Consumes One Soft Drink